Politics in the city of Mioria has always been a contest between two powerful families: The Cisoa and the Noeddu. At any one time, the city government is controlled by one of these families, changing hands between them every few decades.

When it is the Cisoas’ turn to govern, they immediately get to work on their agenda, embarking on massive construction projects to remake the city according to their policies. They do not concern themselves with things like preserving historic sites, the integrity of communities, and the many second- and third-order effects of their projects. This is because the Cisoa do not believe in being prisoners of the past, and that the only way to know if their ideas are good is to actually enact them.

The Noeddu, on the other hand, are incredibly careful about how their governance affects the city when they are in power. They value the city’s culture and tradition above all else, so they would never destroy buildings older than a few years, even if it is impractical and makes the city a worse place to live for the current inhabitants. Any change to the city under a Noeddu government is very carefully considered, and planned in incredible detail, so the city does not really change during their time in power.

Because of this dynamic, almost everything you can see in Mioria was built by the Cisoa, and will eventually be changed by the Cisoa.

The Cisoa hate everything old and outdated, and want to replace it with something newer and better. However, because the Noeddu rarely build anything, all the things the Cisoa hate were built by earlier Cisoa governments.

Conversely, the Noeddu hate change, and cling to tradition at all cost. However, all the history and tradition they love so dearly were created by their enemies, the Cisoa.

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The Cisoa are ever rebelling against their ideas from the past, while the Noeddu are cursed to cherish the status quo they opposed when it was instituted.